Dragon Raja: Reboot

"Young Master, Miss has returned to her room." Crow stood in front of Yuan Zhisheng again.

Genji nodded, then suddenly asked, "Did you notice the man squatting next to Erii up ahead?"

"Huh? What man?" Crow was dumbfounded. He turned to look at Yasha and Sakura. Yasha also looked like he didn't know what the young master was talking about. Only Sakura said calmly, "I saw him when I went back to the house to get my umbrella, but the man disappeared after we went downstairs."

Genjiro said in a deep voice, "I saw it from the rooftop of the side building, but in the blink of an eye, that person disappeared. Sakura, didn't you ask Erii about it?"

Sakura shook her head and hesitated, "Miss seems... happier than usual."

The crow whistled and said, "That's normal. Miss saw the city in the rain today and even got soaked herself. Compared to last week when she was caught as soon as she stepped out of her bedroom, she's made a huge profit!"

Yuan Zhisheng glanced at him, and the crow immediately shut up obediently, lowering its head and looking meek.

He dared not offend the young master.

Yaksha asked in surprise, "Boss, you were watching from the rooftop the whole time, didn't you notice when that person left?"

Genji was silent for a moment before saying, "The streetlight went out inexplicably halfway through, and when it came back on, Erii was all alone."

The crow suddenly said, "Oh, right! Miss didn't bring an umbrella when she went out earlier!"

Yaksha stared at him wide-eyed: "You're only telling me this now? When we brought Miss back, she was carrying a black umbrella! I was wondering why her clothes were still soaked even though she had an umbrella!"

The crow stammered, "Wasn't that an oversight...?"

Sakura calmly said, "It's certain that someone appeared next to you while we were downstairs."

"Was it just a passerby?" the crow asked, scratching its head. "Seeing a beautiful girl squatting by the roadside in the rain, I was happy to hold an umbrella for her and enjoy the stormy night with her. Before leaving, I would gracefully hand the umbrella to the girl and run back in the rain."

Yaksha sneered, "You're planning to abduct a young girl to your home on this stormy night, aren't you?"

Yuan Zhisheng rubbed his forehead.

As expected of the strategist among the three, Crow actually used his own experience to reason out a plausible argument.

If he was running away in the rain, he could indeed have run out of his sight during the time the streetlights went out. It was an intersection, and he could have disappeared right under his nose by turning left or right.

Genjiro's assistant team consists of three people: Crow, Yaksha, and Sakura.

Yasha is a fierce general who charges into battle, Crow is a strategist who plans and strategizes, and Sakura is a close "servant". Compared to the servants of ancient daimyo who were all charming young men, Sakura is a genuine girl.

From a strategist's perspective, Crow was really just acting as a cunning advisor to those uncultured gangsters.

Genji sighed and said, "Sakura, go check the surrounding surveillance footage. If it's just passersby, then there's no need to make a fuss. I'll personally go and ask Erii about it."

The crow cawed, "Young Master, where are we?"

"You two?" Genji glanced at the two unreliable guys. "You two will be Erii's doorkeepers for the next few days. Don't let her run around outside. It's not safe outside."

The crow was struck dumb, turned around and rested its head on the yaksha's shoulder, sobbing softly.

Yaksha shrugged in disgust, sending the pretentious little girl flying.

Ignoring the two clowns, Genji nodded to Sakura, who nodded in response. Genji then turned and strode out of the office, her high ponytail swaying behind her.

Looking at Sakura's slender and tall figure, Genji felt grateful that Sakura was still part of the assistant team.

Of the assistants, only Sakura is indispensable; the other two are just there to make up the numbers.

Without Sakura Genji, he simply didn't know how to handle those trivial matters, and no one listened when he complained about the two clowns.

And without those two lovable characters...

Okay, actually it can be a little lonely.

Sakura didn't like to talk, and neither did he. The two of them could sit side by side in the courtyard for an entire day without saying a word, simply watching the flowers bloom and fade in tacit understanding.

of course……

Sakura would not sit next to him. Even if he invited her, she would only shake her head and at most kneel down beside him to pour him wine.

This girl always habitually hid in his shadow, playing the role of his personal bodyguard.

This is the duty of a ninja: always standing in the shadows, a deadly blade when necessary, or a selfless shield.

In contrast, Crow and Yaksha are two chatterboxes who act as the team's lubricant.

Yuan Zhisheng's shoulder was suddenly nudged.

First the left, then the right.

Two chatterboxes appeared beside him at some point, watching Sakura's departing figure with longing expressions.

Today, Sakura is wearing a black suit with slim-fitting trousers and a high ponytail.

"Boss, Sakura's figure is getting better and better!"

The crow on the right chuckled and clapped its hands in praise, while the yaksha on the left nodded repeatedly in agreement.

Genjiro looked silently at his "right-hand men" and realized that there were internal reasons why he wanted to escape the family.

……

……

"Brother, you've prepared so much for her, even going so far as to make a deal with me, but you haven't even told her your own name. Sakura? What's that? Are you giving yourself a stage name before you debut as a male escort?"

Lu Mingze sighed softly, his tone quite helpless.

"Aren't you exactly like that guy named Sakurai Akira?"

Lu Mingfei looked at the Ultraman doll in his hand and smiled, "So we're all just brats."

Lu Mingze tiptoed and glanced at the Ultraman doll in his brother's hand, then pouted and said, "Brother, an umbrella and a gift, and you've become her Ultraman? This girl is too easy to fool. Can I have a dozen?"

Lu Mingfei remained silent for the first time.

He rubbed his nose and said with a wry smile, "Ultraman? I don't want to become the Ultraman she sees now... The reason she gave me an Ultraman doll as a return gift is probably because, of all the dolls, Ultraman is the one she dislikes the most."

Lu Mingze hissed, "Then why did you give her an Ultraman Tiga DVD as a gift?"

"But that was episode twenty-one," Lu Mingfei said, spreading his hands. "In episode twenty-one, a cute little monster appeared, and Tiga not only didn't hurt it, but even shed tears for its injury."

Lu Mingze stood there stunned, feeling as if he had been mentally shocked.

"Does this gift have any special meaning?" he asked tentatively.

Lu Mingfei was silent for a moment before saying, "In her eyes, the righteous Ultraman will one day defeat all the monsters, including her."

"Oh..." Lu Mingze clicked his tongue, "She categorized herself as a monster? What a bizarre worldview. Well... in a sense, that girl is indeed a monster."

Lu Mingfei, expressionless, punched his younger brother on the head and said four words earnestly:

"The eldest sister-in-law is like a mother."

Lu Mingze crouched down, his hands covering his head, his mind reeling from the second shock, his eyes glazed over.

Lu Mingfei stopped by the roadside and looked up at the dark sky.

Tokyo is a rainy city, but tonight's downpour is still rare. The city was shrouded in extremely low visibility, with only a few landmarks visible through a blurry outline.

Before leaving, he stuffed the umbrella into the girl's hand. The icy rain had completely soaked his clothes, and a cool breeze slipped into his sleeves through the gaps. But he was filled with joy, and a burning emotion surged within him, a feeling that continuously warmed him and filled the void.

"I will tell her my name on the grandest and most magnificent stage, but definitely not now..."

Lu Mingfei murmured softly, then lowered his head and said...

"Thank you, Mingze. I feel much better now that I know she exists in this world."

Lu Mingze was somewhat unaccustomed to his brother's current state.

He suddenly looked across the street, his eyes narrowed slightly, and chuckled, "Brother, it seems your seventh Heroic Spirit has come knocking on our door. Tokyo is such a strange place; tonight alone, we've seen two monsters."

As he spoke, the little devil quietly retreated, his figure fading into the rain, leaving the stage solely for Lu Mingfei.

Lu Mingfei looked up.

……

"Xiao He, do you really not need me to take you home?" The handsome man stood in the rain, holding an umbrella, wearing a white shirt and a black suit, with neat, straight hair.

"No need! You've already gone to so much trouble for me today. Thank you for taking me all over Kyoto for just the price of a bowl of ramen!" The cute short-haired girl bowed deeply.

The man helped the girl up and smiled, "Is Xiao He still feeling down because of her breakup?"

The girl's face showed a determination rarely seen at her age. She clenched her fist to her chest and said firmly, "Absolutely not! Let that damned guy die!"

The man laughed heartily and gently patted her head: "Then hurry home."

"Thank you!" The short-haired girl bowed deeply again and walked briskly into the residential area.

Only after the girl's figure disappeared from sight did the man withdraw his gaze, chuckle lightly, and turn to leave.

But the moment he turned his head, his body tensed up suddenly, and his gentle, watery eyes were instantly covered with a ferocious golden color!

In an instant, he transformed into an extremely evil demon, ready to erupt at any moment!

Like an enemy!

A man was standing across the street without an umbrella.

On this stormy night, he was soaked to the bone, his hair disheveled, looking like a dog, but Kazama Ruri sensed danger and a familiar aura emanating from him.

That's the aura of one of our own!

They looked at each other across the street, their gazes piercing through the rain and reaching into each other's eyes.

The rain became the only barrier between them.

Suddenly, the giant GG screen on the top of the building next to us lit up, emitting a bluish glow.

The flowing water on the street also reflected the bright blue lights of the GG brand.

Raindrops patter on the water's surface, creating ripples that resemble clusters of shimmering, colorful flowers blooming, or the trails left by a dangerous school of fish migrating upstream.

Ruri Kazama's pupils suddenly contracted.

A disheveled man across the street reached out his hand to him in the pouring rain, grinning and extending a sincere invitation.

His smile was as bright as the morning sun, as if it could dispel the gloom and rain of the night.

"Child, this time I want to become Amaterasu. Are you still willing to bet on me to win?"